Paulie Malignaggi says he is motivated to defeat Zab Judah, despite the fact that the Brooklyn natives are friends. Malignaggi and Judah headline a Showtime-televised card at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday.

Two-division titlewinners Zab Judah and Paulie Malignaggi, who will fight in their native Brooklyn on Dec. 7, recently turned 36 and 33, respectively. When they meet on Dec. 7, the loser’s career may well be at an end.

IBF super middleweight titleholder Carl Froch has warned that George Groves is heading for big trouble this Saturday in Manchester, England, with the promising career of the unbeaten challenger in danger of being brought to a crushing end.

Former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal and ex-super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute will fight on Jan. 18 at Bell Centre in Montreal. Their fight, a mega-bout in Canada, was originally scheduled for May 25 before a hand injury to Bute pushed it back.

Light heavyweight contender Denis Grachev recently spoke to RingTV.com about his upset victories over Ismayl Sillakh and Zsolt Erdei, his desire to fight the titleholders of the division, as well as his Saturday showdown with undefeated Edwin Rodriguez.

Talks have begun for a potential British super middleweight showdown between promotional stablemates Carl Froch and George Groves, who could meet in a bout later this year, their promoter, Eddie Hearn, of MatchroomSport, informed RingTV.com.

WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin can’t say much in English but the Kazakhstan native’s punching power speaks volumes in the ring, where he is creating a buzz among U.S. boxing fans with the help of HBO.

Andre Ward says that Carl Froch isn’t at the top of his list of potential opponents but adds that if he did grant the British star a rematch, “I would look to stop him.” Ward will co-commentate the HBO-televised Chad Dawson-Adonis Stevenson fight on Saturday.

Carl Froch retained his IBF super middleweight title and earned revenge in his competitive 12-round rematch with Mikkel Kessler, who he beat by unanimous decision at The O2 Arena in London on Saturday.

IBF super middleweight beltholder and THE RING’s No. 1-rated 168 pounder Carl Froch has the home advantage on Saturday against THE RING’s No. 2-rated super middleweight Mikkel Kessler, who win their first clash by unanimous decision.

Unbeaten three-division titlewinner Abner Mares on a potential matchup with prospect Gary Russell Jr.: “Whenever this fight with Gary Russell were to happen, we’ll find out then if I’m tailor-made for him.”